U.S. Navy
Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden breaks his silence
Feb 11, 2013 22:12 EST
The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden broke his silence, recounting the night he shot the Al-Qaeda leader three times and the financial anxiety he now faces as an unemployed civilian.
Snow slows manhunt for alleged US cop-killer
Feb 08, 2013 22:33 EST
Snowfall in California mountains slowed the second day of a manhunt for a disgruntled ex-cop accused of three killings, and threatening to murder more police in a chilling online manifesto.
US police hunt alleged cop killer in mountains
Feb 08, 2013 16:48 EST
US police hunting a former cop accused of killing three people searched a series of abandoned mountain cabins Friday on the slopes above a snow-bound ski resort, at the center of a massive manhunt.
US police hunt alleged cop killer in mountain cabins
Feb 08, 2013 13:23 EST
US police hunting a former cop accused of three killings said Friday he may have taken refuge overnight in an abandoned cabin above a snow-bound ski resort, although there is still no sign of him.
UN investigating Iran link to Yemen arms seizure
Feb 07, 2013 21:53 EST
UN sanctions experts are investigating the Yemeni government's claims that Iran supplied rockets and explosives seized from a ship last month, diplomats said.
US ski resort closed as alleged cop killer hunted
Feb 07, 2013 21:00 EST
Police swarmed into a California ski resort searching for an ex-cop accused of killing three people, including another officer, after posting chilling online threats to kill more.
US police launch huge manhunt for alleged cop killer
Feb 07, 2013 16:14 EST
California police launched a massive manhunt Thursday for a former cop accused of killing three people, including another officer, and posting chilling threats to kill more.
LA police launch manhunt for ex-cop over killings
Feb 07, 2013 14:24 EST
US law enforcement agencies launched a full-scale manhunt Thursday for a dismissed Los Angeles officer believed to have killed three people in the state of California including another cop.
US scales back to one carrier in Gulf: officials
Feb 06, 2013 18:17 EST
The US military will maintain only one aircraft carrier in the Gulf instead of two due to potential deep budget cuts that could kick in next month, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.
Child freed, kidnapper dead in Alabama bunker drama
Feb 05, 2013 06:53 EST
A five-year-old boy held hostage in an underground Alabama bunker for almost a week was rescued Monday in a raid that left the kidnapper dead, authorities said.
Child freed, kidnapper dead, in Alabama bunker drama
Feb 05, 2013 03:21 EST
A 5-year-old boy held hostage in an underground Alabama bunker for almost a week was rescued Monday in a raid that left the kidnapper dead, authorities said.
US Navy to dismantle ship on Philippine reef
Jan 30, 2013 09:52 EST
A badly damaged minesweeper stranded on a World Heritage-listed coral reef in the Philippines for nearly two weeks will need to be dismantled before it is removed, the US Navy said Wednesday.
US not exempt from laws: Philippines' Aquino
Jan 27, 2013 01:13 EST
Philippine President Benigno Aquino has welcomed the US Navy's apology for a minesweeper that went aground on a World Heritage-listed coral reef, but said they would not be exempt from penalties.
Qaeda number two in Yemen is dead: government
Jan 24, 2013 18:40 EST
Yemen said on Thursday that the co-founder and second-in-command of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Saudi national Saeed al-Shehri, has died.
Yemen says country's Qaeda Number Two dead
Jan 24, 2013 15:36 EST
Yemen said on Thursday that the co-founder and second-in-command of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Saudi national Saeed al-Shehri, had died.
US Navy to pump oil from ship stuck in Philippines
Jan 24, 2013 09:31 EST
The US Navy said Thursday it needed to remove thousands of litres of oil from a minesweeper stuck on World Heritage-listed coral in the Philippines, warning it was too badly damaged to be towed away.
McCain cracks jokes about hostages, waterboarding
Jan 22, 2013 17:16 EST
Senator John McCain, the US Navy veteran who was tortured during his years in a Vietnam prison, joked Tuesday about the prospect of a colleague being held hostage in Afghanistan and another being waterboarded.
US Navy fined for 'illegal entry' at Philippine reef
Jan 22, 2013 02:34 EST
Philippine authorities said Tuesday they have fined the US Navy for "unauthorised entry" after an American minesweeper went aground on a World Heritage-listed coral reef.
Stranded US Navy ship ignored warnings: Philippines
Jan 21, 2013 01:37 EST
A US Navy minesweeper that has been stuck on a World Heritage-listed coral reef in the Philippines since last week ignored warnings to avoid the area, a government official said on Monday.
Philippines to seek damages for US navy ship mishap
Jan 18, 2013 12:57 EST
The Philippines will seek damages from the United States after a navy ship ran aground on a coral reef in a protected marine reserve, an official said Friday.
